Egypt to destroy illegal buildings along Nile to help farmers

Reuters: Egypt will destroy all buildings along the Nile River and its tributaries that were erected illegally, the water and irrigation minister said on Monday, seeking to protect canals needed to help grow food. The government will "not be complacent in the face of encroachment on the Nile River and its tributaries and streams", Minister Mohamed Abdel Motteleb was quoted as saying by the state news agency MENA. Egypt is the world's biggest wheat importer, a drain on its precarious finances. Officials......

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